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Maldives
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Global rank#21out of 172 countries
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Historical trend

79.676.272.869.566.1201420192024Maldives · 2024: 78.26%Maldives

Analytical takeaways

  • Maldives records 78.26% for Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #21 globally out of 172 countries.
  • Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) increased from 74.69% in 2014 to 78.26% in 2024, a gain of 3.57%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

Comparison

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